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Species of butterfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boloria epithore, the Pacific fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western North America from California to British Columbia and Alberta.
| Pacific fritillary | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Boloria |
| Species: | B. epithore |
| Binomial name | |
| Boloria epithore (W.H. Edwards, 1864) | |
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The wingspan is 34–44 millimetres (1.3–1.7 in). The butterfly flies from June to July.[1]
The larvae feed on Viola ocellata.[2]
The following subspecies are recognised:
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